Unit4Lesson3

InternetandFriendships

WhatdoyouusetheInternetfor?chattingonlinesearchingforinformationLeadinginwatchingshortvideosplayinggames...shoppingonlineLeadinginWhatdoyouusetheInternetfor?chattingonlineLeadinginDoestheInternethelporharmfriendships?Why?LeadinginWhatisthegeneralideaofthelesson?

A.TheInternetharmsfriendships.

B.TheInternethelpsfriendships.

C.OpinionsabouttheinfluenceoftheInternetonfriendships.(Para.1,Blog1)WhiletheInternetcanbringpeoplecloser,…h(huán)arm…(Para.1,Blog2)TheInternetcanhelpdevelopfriendships……ThemeInquiringArgumentativeEssay1.Generalidea2.Topicsentenceofeachargument3.SupportingdetailsHowtogettheinformationquickly?While-readingWhile-readingWhile-readingconclusion

MainIdea:WhiletheInernetcanbring

peopleclosertogether,itcanalsoharmfriendships.mainideaWhile-readingTalkingonlineisnoreplacementforface-to-facecontactArgument1Imagesreallycannotreplace

areal-lifesmileorhug.Communicatingthroughascreenmakesitmoredifficultforchildrentoconcentrate

orshowkindnesstoothers.

Supportingdetails:While-readingTheInternetcanmakepeopleself-centred.Argument2Somepeopleareonlyconcerned

withtheironlinepopularity.Alotofthecontentpostedonsocialmediaisshallow

or

trivial.Supportingdetails:While-readingOnlinefriendshipsmaynotbewhattheyappeartobe.Argument3Withonlinecommunicationyoucanneverbe100percentsure

thatthepeopleyouarechattingtoisbeinghonest

aboutwhotheyare.Supportingdetails:

While-readingConclusion

Friendsshouldfocusmoreoncommunication,andlessoncommunication,whichisthebestwaytomaintainhealthyrelationships.face-to-face

onlineWhile-readingMainIdea:TheInternetcanhelpdevelopfriendshipsinmanyways.mainideaWhile-readingWhile-readingconclusion

TheInternetmakescommunicationmuchmoreconvenient.Argument1Supporting

details:

Youcanstayintouchwithfriendsnomatterwhereyouareorwhatyouaredoing.While-readingTheInternet

hasalsomadecommunicationmorefun.Argument2Supportingdetails:Youcansharephotos,videos,newsstoriesandwebsiteswithyourfriendsonline.While-readingOnlinecommunicationcanactuallybringpeopleclosertoeachother.argument3Supportingdetails:Wheneversomeoneneedshelp,friendsfromallovertheworldcanimmediatelyprovideusefulsuggestionsorinformation.While-readingConclusion

TheInternetbringspeopleclosertogetherandmakescommunicationwithfriendsmoreconvenientandinteresting.While-reading1.(Line9,Para.2,Blog1)Lookatthesentence,“Itistheseskillsthatenableustodeveloplifelongfriendships”.Whatdoes“these”referto?2.(Line17,Para.4,Blog2)WhatdoesEileenKennedy-Mooremeanwhenshesaysthatonlinefriends“fillholesreal-lifefriendscan’t”?metaphorTheword“these”referstosocialskills,likeconcentratingorshowingkindnesstoothers.Onlinecommunicationisasolutionwhentherearedifficultieswithface-to-facecommunication,i.e.friendslivefarapart,apersonsuffersfromsocialanxietyandmayfinditeasiertotalktopeopleonline,etc.While-readingWhatisthestructureofthearticleStructure-exploringsupportingopinionssupportingopinionsmainideamainideaconclusion

conclusion

mainideaargument1argument2argument3conclusionStructure-exploringabdeadccitingideasfromexpertsorauthoritiesd.referringtocommonknowledgegivingexamplese.usingcomparisonandcontrastusingdataCanyoufindexamples?Voiceyouropinion:InternetandStudyInternetandShoppingInternetandDiet…Opinion-sharingEvaluationTable

Items

Doesthespeakerexpressthegeneralidea/supportingopinions/conclusionclearly?(20points)

Doesthespeakeruseanymethods(citingideas/givingexamples…)tosupporttheargument?(20points)

Doesthespeakerspeakloudly?(20points)

Doesthespeakershowfacialexpressions/bodylanguage?(20points)

Doesthespeakermaintaineyecontactwiththeaudience?(20points)

Totalscores

Student1Student2Student3Student4InternetandFriendshipsusingcomparisonandcontrastreferringtocommonknowledgegivingexamplescitingideasfromexpertsusingdataWhydoesthelessonpresentinfluencesofbothnegativeapectsandpositiveaspects?Inmyopinion,face-to-facecommunicationFinally,closerconvenientinterestingViewtheinfluenceoftheInternetonfriendshipscritically.